Smt. Jyotsna Gual v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 3946 of 2018 Smt. Jyotsna Gual W/o Jayant Kumar Painkra, aged about 33 years, working as Program Manager/Sahri Karyakram Prabandhak, office of Chief Medical and Health Officer, Raipur District Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Director, Director of Health Services Indrawati Bhawan Mantralaya, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Medical and Health Officer, Dist. Health Officer, Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Amit Kumar, Advocate For Respondent/State :

Shri Satish Gupta, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 25/05/2018 The issue involved in the present case is denial of maternity benefits to the petitioner who is working as Program Manager/Sahri Karyakram Prabandhak, Office of Chief Medical and Health Officer, Raipur. 2.

The said issue has already been decided by this Court in the case of Devshree Bandhe vs. Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company Limited and others in WPS 101/2017. The said judgment has also been reiterated in WPS No. 3365 of 2017 decided on 26.07.2017 in the case of Dr. Vijay Laxmin Chandra vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others.

3.

Counsel appearing for the State fairly admits that the issue involved in the present writ petition in fact is covered by the aforesaid decision of this Court.

4.

In the light of the aforesaid judgments passed by this Court, the present writ petition also deserves to be and is accordingly allowed with a direction to the respondent no. 3 to ensure that the petitioner is provided with all maternity benefits at par with the government employees. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Vacation Judge Bhola